PM Modi's selfie video removed briefly from Facebook; Meta apologises
PM Modi's selfie video removed briefly from Facebook; Meta apologises

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PM Modi's selfie video removed briefly from Facebook; Meta apologises
‘Removed in error’: Meta on blocking PM Modi's video on Facebook
A senior IT ministry official stated that the summons were sent due to the Indian policy team's inability to convey the seriousness of the issues to the US team
The Centre finds Meta's explanation for Prime Minister Modi's post removal unsatisfactory. Government sources stated the issue requires deeper discussions with the social media company. Meta's response was deemed unreasonable by officials after the post was briefly unavailable. The ministry summoned Meta's global head of public policy regarding the incident. Discussions with Meta will continue as the matter is far from settled.
The Centre has summoned Meta's global leadership over compliance concerns, including PM Modi's deleted Reel, CSAM and WhatsApp usernames.
Cybercrime police registered cases against social media account operators and Meta India's head. These cases involve morphed and objectionable content targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi. BJP supporters filed complaints alleging manipulated videos and images were circulated online. Police are tracing the operators behind the social media accounts involved. Notices have been issued to Meta regarding the reported objectionable links.
Case filed against Meta India head over AI-generated videos of PM Modi
Meta's mechanism is 'cross-check”, which routes content from VIP accounts for human review. At one point, it had 5.8 million high-profile accounts globally.
The cases were registered following complaints filed by S. Aravind Reddy, a businessman, and T. Saikiran Goud, a Telangana BJP activist
The chairperson of the Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology on Monday said that Meta’s chief executive Mark Zuckerberg should apologise for the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Facebook Reel or the company could lose the “safe harbour” protection available to intermediaries under Section 79 of the Information Technology (IT) Act
Don't get bullied: Mahua Moitra's message to Mark Zuckerberg over PM video row
Govt summons Meta global team in India on August 5-6, says IT Secretary S Krishnan.
Reels won't create employment: Congress says PM's policies worsened jobs crisis
The Trinamool Congress MP asked Zuckerberg not to apologise under government pressure after Meta briefly removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook reel.
The posts appeared to poke fun at the rivalry between Altman and Amodei